X:1
T:Turkey in the Pea Patch
N:From a field recording of fiddler Jimmy Wheeler (1917-1987,
N:Portsmouth, Scioto County, southern Ohio), by John Harrod
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Polka
Q:"Quick"
D:https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/3590
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:D
Ac|d2eg f2d2|"*"ABAG FD3|"!"+slide+[e3e3]f [e2e2]ef|gfed cABc|
d2eg f2d2| ABAG FD3|efed cdec|1d2 AF D2:|2dBAF D2||
|:"**"[G2A2]-|[A2A2]AA A2Bc|dBAG FD3|A,C[EA][EA] C2 [EA][EA]|ABAG FD3|
[GA]-[A2A2]A A2Bc|dBAG FD3|A,C[EA][EA] C2 AE|"$"D2 [DA]F D2:|
P:Substitutions:
"*"ABAG FA3||"**"A2-|A2 FG A2 FG|ABAG FD3||"$"D2 DD D2||
"!"efed cdef|gaga ecAc||
TURKEY IN A PEAPATCH. AKA and see “Buzzard in a Pea Patch.” American, Reel (cut time). USA; northeast Kentucky, southern Ohio. D Major. Standard or ADae tuning (fiddle). AABB'. See also Fred Stoneking’s version, recorded under the title “Buzzard in a Pea Patch,” although he learned it originally from Buddy Thomas’s recording.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; p. 245. Songer (Portland Collection, vol. 2), 2005; p. 211. Titon (Old Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes), 2001; No. 161, p. 186.
Recorded sources : - PP-006, Charlie Walden – “Patt n’ Possum.” Rounder 0032, Buddy Thomas (northeastern Ky.) "Kitty Puss: Old Time Fiddle Music From Kentucky" (1976).
See also listing at : Hear Buddy Thomas's 1974 recording at Slippery Hill [1]
Hear Jimmy Wheeler's field recording by John Harrod at Berea Sound Archives [2]